Boo Hoo !

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Hi all.

Really had hoped this weekend's free cars listings on Ebay would throw up the nice, S2 diesel, leather, air con, etc. etc. estate I just know is waiting for me out there. Hopes dashed again !! There has been a small rash of well specced petrol estates lately, but not a single oil burner. Incidentally, has anyone else spotted the XM listed as 4x4 ? (Be truly ironic were it correct and a rare factory prototype !)

Mike.

[Peter.N.]

Hi Mike

I didn't know they did an estate with leather? There are a few ordinary ones out there. What do you want, manual, auto, 2.1 or 2.5.

Peter.N.

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Hi Peter.

Yes, there are leather ones out there --- there have been two or three dotted about for sale recently, but all petrol. I think they didn't do any Exclusive UK estates, but you could specify leather otherwise. As you know I'm more of an auto protagonist than you, but I must admit I'm wary of the later sealed, electrified jobby and I really don't know what to think about a late auto 2.1. On the other hand the 2.5, while full of grunt is a much tighter working environment. I think the key issues are S2, diesel, rust free, air con, no coolant or leak issues. I guess converting to a leather interior would be quite feasible from a donor car in due course. Gearbox type ---- erm, erm, erm dunno any more !! So --- that's that sorted !
I know you have the figures for the famoous bunch of same reg estates in '96; do you know how many estates they sold here after that ? (just so I know how optimistic I need to be).

Mike.

[Peter.N.]

Hi Mike

You'r right, there dont seem to be any at all out there at the moment, apart from the comically priced ones in Autotrader. I've got two but I would like to keep them!

I will keep a look out.

Peter.N.

[bigjohnh]

Chaps,

When I recently visited Medway Citroen I commented on what they wre using as a car to lend out as it is a 2.1 diesel estate manual. I said tht they were in demand and if they advertised it for sale they should draw attention to this. I also noted that this car had full leather.

This car has now been advertised for sale by them.

On your marks....

John

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Hi John.

I had a look at their link to this and I think it's a S1. Nice, but I do think personally that the S2s were better screwed together. (Sorry all you S1 guys) The search goes on !

Mike.

[Peter.N.]

I can vouch for tht Mike, having owned both!

Peter.N.

[xmexclusive]

Hi All

Were screws used for Mk1's? I thought that you had to remove all the wiring connectors and solder the wires tight to hold your Mk1 together!

Regards

XMexc